TSUNAMI


Meaning of TSUNAMI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (t)su̇-ˈnä-mē ]

noun

( plural tsunamis also tsunami )

Etymology: Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave

Date: 1897

: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave

• tsu·na·mic -mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.